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Friday, December 30, 2016

Hi friends, I hope you are all doing well and relaxing, still enjoying the holidays:)

I've been playing with the 'His & Hers' 13 arts collection again, and I was inspired by the

rich, warm tones in these papers, especially the deep reds, and I was moved to create something

dark and mysterious.

'Forever....('til death do us part)'

I carefully tore up and fussy cut a piece of the paper 'A Piece of Her' so that I had a nice long strip of those beautiful red roses which I glued down the middle. I also glued down the other piece of that same paper I had tore and I love how it made an interesting way to layer the papers up and let that beautiful dark butterfly paper show through.

I created my background by covering the whole page with 13 arts clear gesso to seal the paper and then I used some Rainbow Watercolor Duo in brown and some 13 arts ink in 'Woodbine' to add some color. Then I layered on a few pieces of antique black lace, some Prima flowers, and some little pinecones.

I had been seeing some different girls work with some really cool what looked like

threads? and I finally figured out what it is! It's called 'sisal' and after looking in several

craft stores I finally found a big bag in the floral section of Hobby Lobby. I added some to my

page and I love the look it gave, I might try to spray some with black ink too :)

For a full list of 13 arts products used on this page, please check out my blog post here.

Monday, December 26, 2016

Confession time...how many of you whilst enjoying all the family gatherings

and festivities are secretly plotting how you can slip away to your craft table?

I've had such a wonderful Christmas with my family....

but, knowing I had the brand new Scraps of Elegance'Christmas Cheer' kit sitting on my desk,

made me want to go and get messy with some papers and inks. I got in a little bit of quiet time

last night and then woke up super early this morning and finally finished my first page with this amazing kit.

'Traditions'

Lots of gorgeous Blue Fern Studios in this kit, beautiful papers called 'Vintage Christmas Collection' and some lovely wintery chipboards that I painted white and then embossed in silver. The finishing touch was some Blue Fern Studios 'Christmas Blooms' from the floral add on.

It's our little Christmas tradition to get our portrait taken together :)

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Hello sweets, I'm back to share my last layout that I have created with

the 'Petals' kit from Scraps of Elegance.

'Pose'

Another page designed with the beautiful shabby Kaisercraft papers from the collection 'Cottage Rose'. I used a lot of of torn up pieces from the different papers and some of the Kaisercraft ephemera pieces to build up my layers and then some pink and green mists to add some depth.

You can find all of the design team work with this kit on the Scraps of Darkness

blog right here, and to find out how to purchase our kits please go here.

I would like to enter my page in a challenge with the theme 'Shabby Chic'
on a blog called Kreative Art Shop.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Hi sweeties, I hope everyone is enjoying all the preparations for our soon to

arrive Christmas holidays? Last night I was wrapping presents for my family
up north while having a glass of wine and listening to King's College Choir
singing Christmas carols. My yearly little tradition that always gets me
in the full on Christmas spirit :)

The lovely ladies at the beautiful blog called 'Mistress Owl'invited me to

Guest Design using a wonderful holiday moodboard and this is what I created.

'Peace'

I used some beautiful Blue Fern Studios paper for my base - love love that chocolate brown - and a lot of random bits and pieces from a big box of winter themed craft items that I keep in my studio. I used some little vines and some pine cones that I bought from Hobby Lobby and a bit of Lindy's Stamp Gang 'Whale Watch Blue' and 'Chocolate Truffle' to add some color to my background.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Good evening girls. It's my turn up on the 13 arts blog and I decided to create some

Christmas tags with lots of sparkle and shimmer.

I love a deep rich navy blue and 13 arts inks come in such beautiful colors. I started by covering some chipboard tags with a piece of the 'Aria Story' paper called 'Sounds Good', then I used some 13 arts white gesso through two stencils, 'Star's and 'Postcard' and then added my ink with a paintbrush, some stamping, and then layered on some 2 Crafty Chipboardcalled 'Corner Sweet Holly' and a few little winter branches.

I also used two little pieces of the 'Aria Story' chipboard that I painted white, and

then while it was still wet, I sprinkled on some 13 arts tiny clear microspheres to add

some texture.

Tags are a great way to experiment. I saw this tag in my head wth the deep navy blue against the stark white, and they was really easy to put together, just start with some inks and then just layer on your embellishments.

My final step was to use some Ayeeda Paint in 'Silver Glitter' all over the chipboards, and then I sprinkled some of my favourite Silver Hologram glitter for some sparkle.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Hello friends, thanks so much for visiting my blog and making sharing my art so fun!

I have designed another page using the Scraps of Elegance kit 'Petals'.

'Beautiful'

The Kaisercraft papers in this kit are so pretty, here I used a delicate white wood paper for my background, and then layered on some roses that I fussy cut from some of the other papers in the kit, a few of the ephemera pieces from that same collection, and some Kaisercraft flowers from the Floral Add On, and some more of that Blue Fern Studios chipboard panel.

I created my background with some heavy white gesso through a stencil, then added some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays in pink and green and then finally added some silver beads. I also used the fluffy white trim that came in the kit underneath my layers.

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About Me

About me

Hello! My name is Lisa and this is my little space to share what I create. I love combining vintage ephemera and my favorite old family photos to create layouts and preserve memories. I am so happy you stopped by! You can find me at lisagriff9@gmail.com Hugs, Lisa

"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't get believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll